mrsbrown: (domestic goddess)
Tonight I need to do 2 hours of work.

I've read 3 different books, at least twice each, to Rose.

My desk is clean clearer.

I've blamed my husband at least twice for not taking Rose away with him. And now he's putting her in pyjamas and bed.

Should I start work now, and then watch Chaser at 9pm? (in twenty minutes)

or just go watch the end of whatever's on Channel 2 and then get up at 6am to get this work done?

Update

Jun. 4th, 2007 11:24 pm
mrsbrown: (Default)
I don't do this sort of post often, but here goes:

1. We had a nice time in Tassie. Much less SCA'ing than we'd thought we would, but the touristing was great.

2. I've been scratching my head a lot more than usual. I wasn't too surprised to find those lovely creepy crawlies in there when I dug out the old lice comb. None of my children seem to have them, so I'm not sure where I could have gotten them.

3. Work's great and I begin to see why [livejournal.com profile] sjkasabi feels the need to spend so much time at work. I don't have that luxury though. Even tonight, when I thought I could keep working until late (6pm!) I got a call from Sneetch telling me that he had a school concert at 7pm and needed me to get him there by 6.30pm. It's the story of my life.

4. I'm a bit worried about all the things I haven't organised for Midwinter - decorations, a dance list, musicians, firewood, braziers, childcare,
mrsbrown: (big machine)
At my new workplace the women's toilets are locked and you have to collect a key everytime you head there. They are located in the stairwell so you sometimes also need a key to get into the stairwell. The men don't have a locked toilet.

I hate it.

I hate that I have to announce to the office (yes, nobody's interested or notices, this is my rant) that I'm off to the loo for the 5th time this morning. I hate the conversations, "where's the key?" and "Oh yes, Jane often puts the key in her pocket". I hate having to wait for the key to come back when I've finally dragged myself away from my work to attend to my exploding bladder. I hate talking about my toilet habits, even the ones that don't involve actual waste.

I hate the constant subtle reminder that
we are not safe
men are able to look after themselves and women aren't
women need to be protected.

It's not true and I'm not convinced that the proles around here are able to see beyond the bullshit.

Yesterday the office was broken into and the key to the toilet and stairs was stolen. I've been letting my inner feminist out and trying to agitate to remove the key requirement altogether. I've been dreaming of putting a rant similar to this on the backs of the toilet cubicle doors and providing a wedge to prop the door open. Now I don't think I'll bother.

Today a male manager came to us and asked that we take responsibility for the re-keying of the toilet lock. He apologised and said he was only doing it because the women in his workplace were asking for it. They don't feel "safe".
mrsbrown: (Default)
A good friend is probably not going to die any time soon

The friends and networks I established 15 years ago are still there, and I should really spend more time seeing them. If only so they'll look after me like they've looked after my not-dying-yet good friend. They're important.

Also, I think I'm the matriarch in my new job, so if I want someone to mention international women's day, it will probably be me.

Ooops!

Feb. 24th, 2007 09:40 pm
mrsbrown: (Default)
On Wednesday I was asked into the HR manager's office for a "quick chat".

On Thursday, before leaving work for the last time ever, I carefully saved my useful work email as a .pst file.

I don't have Outlook and my quick search reveals that any software which advertises it's ability to convert or read .pst files will only work if you have Outlook installed on your computer.

If I had Outlook, I wouldn't need a .pst reader - I'd already have one.

F%^&%$king Microsoft!!!
mrsbrown: (Default)
and I'd really like to fill out their silly form honestly.


In answer to the "question" (actually, I have to justify my competency in this area):
Self Management
Ability to cope with, prioritise and meet one's own work and personal commitments, have clear personal goals and strategies and measure performance in regards to these goals. Be pro-active in career planning, time management and setting challenges; seek life balance including health and fitness


I could say I have been VERY able to prioritise - Family comes first. My personal goals included; healthy baby and me, emotional support for my VCE studying son, support and teaching of life skills for my other son and daughter, occasional loving and enjoyment of my husband. I have pro-actively planned my career to come after my personal goals this year and I constantly challenge myself to do more for my hobby and it's associated community. I include fitness in my life by riding my bike to work and I try to cope with it all as best I can.

I answered the same set of questions last year and my boss agreed with me. Unfortunately, I don't feel as competent this year as I did last year.
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